Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-22
C0LMAN'S REQUEST.
CONTINUED from First Pdge.)


tect the interest OF American citizens
whose property Was destroyed by fire
caused by the insurgents st Aspinwall IN
1885. The Secretary says that negotia-
tions were commenced in Octoberlast and
are pending between tae United States
end the United States CT Colombia for
the purpose of establishing an inter-
national commission to whom may be
referred for adjustment the claims Of
citizens Of the Uni.ed States against the
government of Colombia growing out Of
these Instructions, bat it is not deemed
compatible with the fu5ic interest to
communicate 10 Congress ii the present
state Of negotiations the correspondence
between the department and the govern
ment If Colombia respecting the pending
convention.
THE COAST DEFESSR BILL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. y TIE Uouse
committee coast defense bill vas pre-
psred by Chairman Braeg and is sccep;a-
ble TO all tae members OF the committee,
although IL the discussion which followed
its presentation it appeared that several
members favored more liberal
than is carried
by the bill. MIR. Cutcheon WAS desirous
that provision should be included 20
authorize the manufacture and test OF 8
number Of cast steel guns CT large cali
bre, and it is probable that he
will offer an amendment to supply
the omission OF this feature, If the
bill ceives consideration in the House.
The Speaker will he consulted by mem
bers OF the committee as to the best
method of getting the bill bsf0re the
House even if it is found only in the last
days, when twO-thirds vote
will be necessary.
THE OUTRAGE MILL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Pr. II. Hack
worth, (white) justice Of the peace of
Washington county, Tex, vas recalled
by the Texas investigating committee
and identified the following note received
by him through the nail:
ar. II. Hackworth
"SIE-You have had plenty of time to
get away from this county. We know
you nave been stealing from this county
for the last two years, and are as mean
aud dangerous as sny Of your crowd.
We are determined to get rid Of you and
ii you don't go, ana that sOor, We will
proceed TO handle you az we think best.
Signed "SECRETARY CITIZENS.
"BreLham, December %"
Carl Schultz, white, fDrty-one years of
age, one OF the memorialIsts was sworn.
He Is personally Republican, but pub
lished an independent German paper at
Brennan, Tex, and afterwards in Gal
weston. He Left Brennan on the 18th of
last December. The average Republican
ms jority in the county WGs, he believed,
nv f0n NiE-acS t-cc ~
ney from 1876 to 1880. Witness made
only one speech during the last campaign.
He refused to take part in it because he
wished to devote himself to his paper.
Threats were made during the campaign
by Judge Kirk against A.r. Hackwortb.
Tney were 10 the effect that h (klrk)
would hold Hackworth TO account person
ally for anything he might say during
the campaign. Witness wrote in his
paper about the habit of Democratic
officials in summOning 8 class of Jurors
wao would not do Justice to Republicans.
The antipathy to him was due to the fact
that he had shown up this and other OBJ
leCtiOnable practices 10 the Germans. He
charged in his paper that the courts of
the county were run in the interest of the
rowdy element. He described some Ger
man balls at which American youths with
revOlvers created disturbances, for which
the courts afforded no redress Several
Germans, in fact, who affiliated with the
busted themselves in melting
the people against witness, declaring he
was making mountain out of q mole nil.
He read g circular prepared by himself
signed by the Republican executive COM
mittee) defending and complimenting
himself aud bitterly assailing the rival
German newspaper of the "otiicers
clique" of the county. He offered to
read other articles from his pen, but to
save time the committee permitted him to
summarize them for the most part. One
entitled "Dlys of Terror" WAS read at
length. The witness had no written or
verbal order to leave town, but to every
man who lived there it was very evident
witness could not remain. He
was told by Mr.. Bryan, Democrat,
that it was evident ne could rot
live there. That they: the Democrats,
would Kill him. Bryan offered to buy
out his paper to suppress it, Offering
5000 or $500. Witness price was rom
$500 TO $4,000. Witness, knowing that
MS life was not worth nickel, left that
night. lie returned subsequently, closed
up his business and moved his paper to
Galveston. When the train departed
.hree shots were fired into it and rock
thrown in the window.
CAPITAL NOTES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-The Acting
Secretary of the Treasury this afternoon
ssued call for $40. 900, 900 per cent |
ponds. The call will mature April /.
The President sent the following nomi- |
ration to the Senate to-day: Amos w. |
Fhayer, Missouri, to he United States